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Info and advice needed!!
Hi everyone!! I was hoping someone could help my boyfriend and I out with when we should get married. Right now he's at A school in San Antonio, TX and is thankfully coming home for the holidays in less than two weeks! Well we've been talking about marriage for a while now and are both on the same page as far as wanting to get married soon but are unsure when the best time would be. He forsure doesn't want to get married while he's in A school which I understand so I was wondering what would be the process for getting married after A school. To make it simple, my questions are:
1) Will he get to come home after A school for a few days or will he have to immediately report to his new station?
2) If we do get married during the gap between A school and his new station, how long will it be until I get to move in with him?
3) If he gets stationed overseas and we get married after A school, what will that look like for me? Will I still get to go live with him? Will it take a few months for everything to process?
4) And lastly, what if we're not married when his orders are cut?
Sorry for the long post but I could really use some info because I can't really find anything online!! Thank you so much!!!!
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Permalink Reply by mille5ea on
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So no one likes a rushed marriage but you need to be written into his orders in order to move with him. My spouse and I had to get married while they were in A school through a double proxie- the state of Montana will marry you without you two being Being present. I am not sure on length of time of being able to move if you're not married before the orders but for my spouse I had to be written into the orders before graduating a school in San Antonio (this was only two months ago) if I was not written in there was no chance of me being written in for the two year contract.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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Okay, to begin with the basics ... orders are written as either accompanied or unaccompanied, with a dependent move authorized. As a single sailor, your BF would assuredly get unaccompanied orders. Once issued, the Navy rarely changes or amends orders. That means you do not get a paid move to his new duty station even if you marry when he is home on leave.
After A school, almost everyone gets a week~ten days of leave. Any adult can have a legal marriage in their home state at that time. However, it will not change his orders. If he is stationed in the continental US, you can move to where he is any time you like, and you two can live together, it's a free country. Still, the Navy won't pay for that move. What they do is once he has submitted the paperwork letting them know he has a dependent, is give him BAH (housing allowance) based on the zip code of his duty station. Takes about three weeks to process. Even if you do not live in his area, he will probably be asked to move into his own place rather than the barracks if he's married. But yes, you two can live together almost immediately, as soon as you can get the money straight.
Overseas orders are an entirely different situation. Sailors who are E-3 and below cannot take dependents overseas. They must be an E-4, and get command sponsorship for the dependent, and the spouse has to pass an overseas screening. Chances are if those are his orders, you are not going with him even if you marry.
Start saving for a move now if you are not married at least one month before he graduates. Do not rush the marriage just to get on the orders.
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Listen to Anti M. If your gonna get married do it now but don’t rush it if your not sure. If he gets based overseas you will be left behind like she said. But if you got any real questions ask Anti M she knows almost everything and if she does not she will get the right answer not a I think so answer but it is the Navy the sailor comes first family is second always remember that.
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